As winter approaches and energy prices rise worldwide, Rhode Islanders will wince when they open their monthly bills for electricity and natural gas. Critics charge that lax regulation is inflating utility costs in Rhode Island By STEVEN STYCOS | September 10, 2008

On weekdays this spring, I’ve been driving from my home in Newport to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, where I lie under a fabulous machine that’s saving my life. Priorities By BRIAN C. JONES | May 08, 2008

The idiosyncratic crowd indicated just how different this event was from your standard legislative money-maker. State Rep David Segal brings some youthful cool to the general assembly By IAN DONNIS | September 26, 2007

Although House Majority Leader Gordon D. Fox considers himself a Red Sox fan, he hopes the Yankees win the World Series this year. The progressive practices a balancing act in the socially conservative RI legislature By IAN DONNIS | May 09, 2007

As the star witness of federal prosecutors, former state senator John Celona of North Providence has sang chapter and verse about his arrogant, shameless, and corrupt dealings while having worked for an affiliate of Roger Williams Medical Center. The shoe yet to drop is the extent of private sector responsibility By IAN DONNIS | September 27, 2006

After attracting mixed reviews during two-and-a-half years in the job, Depena is leaving to take a position next month as executive director of the moribund Providence Human Relations Commission. Talking politics By IAN DONNIS | June 14, 2006

As Rhode Islanders shed their heavy coats and wel­come spring, chances are they won’t remember this past fall and winter for the relatively mild weather. Surging energy costs are leading the state to tap alternative sources once viewed as flaky or unproven By RICHARD C. LEWIS | April 12, 2006

Justice Brown-Duso is an outspoken nine-year-old with a big smile. Although Rhode Island offers a hospitable home to gays and lesbians, equality remains elusive By BETH SCHWARTZAPFEL | February 15, 2006